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| religion = [[Sikhism]] | | religion = [[Sikhism]] | ||
| alias = Hazur Baba Ji | | alias = Hazur Baba Ji | ||
| name = | | name = Gurinder Singh Dhillon | ||
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|year=1954|month=8|day=1|df=yes}} | | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|year=1954|month=8|day=1|df=yes}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Moga, Punjab]] | | birth_place = [[Moga, Punjab]] | ||
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| image = Baba Gurinder Singh 8x10.jpg | | image = Baba Gurinder Singh 8x10.jpg | ||
| period = 1990–present | | period = 1990–present | ||
| predecessor = [[Charan Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Charan Singh | | predecessor = [[Charan Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Charan Singh]] | ||
| post = | | post = | ||
| website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}} | | website = {{URL|https://www.rssb.org/}} | ||
| spouse = {{marriage|Smt. Shabnam Dhillon|<!--unknown-->|27 November 2019|end=died}} | | spouse = {{marriage|Smt. Shabnam Dhillon|<!--unknown-->|27 November 2019|end=died}} | ||
| parents = Sardar Gurmukh Singh Dhillon (Father)<br/>Mata Mahinder Kaur | | parents = Sardar Gurmukh Singh Dhillon<br/> (Father) <br/>Mata Mahinder Kaur (Mother) | ||
| children = | | children = Gurpreet Singh Dhillon<br/> Gurkirat Singh Dhillon | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | '''Gurinder Singh Dhillon''', also known as '''Baba Ji''' to his followers, is the [[guru|spiritual head]] of [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]] (RSSB). He succeeded [[Charan Singh (Sant)|Maharaj Charan Singh]], his uncle, in 1990.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=oVQUAQAAIAAJ&q=%22Gurinder+Singh%22++Radha+Soami+Satsang+Beas&dq=%22Gurinder+Singh%22++Radha+Soami+Satsang+Beas&lr=&cd=3 The encyclopedia of cults, sects, and new religions] James R. Lewis - 1998 - Page 395</ref> The headquarters of this spiritual community, called Dera Baba Jaimal Singh, are located beside the [[river Beas]] near the town of [[Beas City|Beas, Punjab]], in northern India, and have been a centre for [[Satsang]] since 1891. RSSB has centres located worldwide.{{Citation needed|date=February 2022}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Gurinder Singh was born 1 August 1954, into a family of the [[Dhillon]] clan who were followers of the [[Radha Soami Satsang Beas]]. His parents were Sardar Gurmukh Singh Dhillon and Mata Mahinder Kaur.{{cn|date=May 2022}} | |||
He was educated at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]], in the Shimla Hills of [[Himachal Pradesh]],<ref>[http://www.radhasoamiji.in/babaji.html Sardar Gurinder Singh] at radhasoamiji.in, accessed 14 March 2012</ref> and obtained his bachelor's degree in Commerce from [[Panjab University]], [[Chandigarh]]. He was in [[Spain]] working before coming back to India to accept his nomination as the next spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. He has two sons, namely Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and Gurkirat Singh Dhillon. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon is the CEO of Religare Health Trust (RHT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=RSSB.org |url=http://www.rssb.org/philosophy.php | access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> | He was educated at the [[Lawrence School, Sanawar]], in the Shimla Hills of [[Himachal Pradesh]],<ref>[http://www.radhasoamiji.in/babaji.html Sardar Gurinder Singh] at radhasoamiji.in, accessed 14 March 2012</ref> and obtained his bachelor's degree in Commerce from [[Panjab University]], [[Chandigarh]]. He was in [[Spain]] working before coming back to India to accept his nomination as the next spiritual head of RSSB in 1990. He has two sons, namely Gurpreet Singh Dhillon and Gurkirat Singh Dhillon. Gurpreet Singh Dhillon is the CEO of Religare Health Trust (RHT).<ref>{{Cite web |title=RSSB.org |url=http://www.rssb.org/philosophy.php | access-date=5 March 2011}}</ref> | ||